County Libraries To Celebrate Centennial Of Women's Suffrage

GERMANTOWN, MD — Montgomery County Public Libraries will celebrate the centennial of women's suffrage with a discussion featuring two prominent authors as part of the library system's "Contemporary Conversations" series.

The virtual event, called "Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote," will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22.

Montgomery County League of Women Voters Co-President Diane Hibino will moderate the discussion that will feature authors Rebecca Boggs Roberts and Dr. Ida E. Jones.

"We are delighted to mark this important occasion in U.S. history," said MCPL Director Anita Vassallo. "This is a wonderful opportunity to honor and remember many women who played a significant role in the suffrage movement and fought diligently for women's voices to be heard and have the right to vote."

Click here to register for the free event. For questions, or more information, email Clotilde.puertolas@montgomerycountymd.gov.

About the Authors

Rebecca Boggs Roberts

Roberts is a journalist and curator of programming for Planet Word Museum. At Saturday's event, she will talk about her books focused on the suffrage movement — a decades-long fight to get women the right to vote.

Her books: "Suffragist in Washington, D.C. – The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote" and "The Suffragist Playbook: Your Guide to Changing the World."

Dr. Ida E. Jones

A scholar and university archivist at Morgan State University, Jones will discuss her work about two prominent activists. Those works are "Mary McLeod Bethune, True Democracy and the Fight for Universal Suffrage" and "Baltimore City Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams, the Power of the Ballot."